Turkiye Earthquake Flood Devastation Reports Key Losses
Reports from western and northwestern Turkey describe a catastrophic earthquake followed by floods. Officials estimate tens of thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless as towns near Brusa and Kamalpasha are swept away. Rivers like the Surlu and Sindshan threaten coastlines while shipping suffer heavy losses along the Black Sea.
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Surlu
Sindshan Sane Rien
Sea of Marmora
Kamalpasha
Haras
Smyrna
Plane Skids Down in Snow Near Xandria Pa
Army pilot Dwight B. Johnson 32 parachuted from a belly-up small plane after it landed inverted in a snow field near Xandria Pa Lieutenant Stewart of Kalamazoo had planned to bail out but landed the aircraft belly-up in darkness Both officers escaped injury amid bitter 5 degree cold neighbors helped drag the parachutist to shelter as the crew had intended to refuel at Cleveland En route to Chicago.
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Xandria
Pennsylvania
Dwight B. Johnson
Lieut . Stewart
Kalamazoo
Chicago
Cleveland
China
Germans Hint at Russian Aid Trouble for Congress in Days Ahead
Washington reports show lawmakers warning of rough times as Congress reconvenes. President Roosevelt plans brief sessions and previews with leaders including Garner. Key fights loom on lynching penalties, reciprocal trade, war profits taxes, and Wagner Act revisions from AFL and CIO.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
White House
Garner
Connally
D.-Tex
Finance Committee
Townsend
American Federation of Labor
The
CIO
TVA Chief to Deliver Talk at Decatur Chamber Meeting
John Ferris, chief of TVA water transportation, will be principal speaker at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. The event is set for next Monday night January 8 at Hotel Lyons. Roland Gray chairs a committee handling the program with John McKibben as secretary. The gathering is expected to draw strong attendance amid plans for 1940 progress.
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John Ferris
TVA
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Lyons
Roland Gray
John McKibben
Germany Watches British Aid to Finland Closely
Berlin monitors Britain's help to Finland with four authoritative sources noting Germany wishes to stay out of the Russia Finland dispute but would back Russia if British troops or decisive munitions deliveries reach Finnish soil. Britain told the League of Nations it would aid Finland, while German authorities question Western motives in the conflict.
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Berlin
Germany
Britain
Finland
Soviet Union
Russia
League of Nations
League
Chamberlain
Little Republic
Poland
Supreme Court Upheld Labor Board Order in Falk Corp Case
The Supreme Court unanimously sustained the National Labor Board ruling directing the complete dis establishment of the Falk Corporation’s independent union. Justice Black rejected circuit court modifications and authority to review or influence an unheld election, preserving the board’s plan to remove the independent union as a bargaining candidate.
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Washington
Jan
National Labor Board
Supreme Court
Falk Corporation of
Milwaukee
Justice Black
Seventh Federal Circuit Court
Circuit Court
Labor Board
Black
National Labor Relations Act
Independent
Supreme Court affirms Lonnie Avery death sentence
The U S Supreme Court sustains the Alabama ruling that Lonnie Avery of Bibb county was given a fair trial for the 1932 murder of his estranged wife. Justice Black notes the trial safeguarded counsel rights. no dissent is recorded.
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Washington
Jan
Lonnie Avery
Bibb County
Alabama
Supreme Court
Black
Alabama Supreme Court
Avery
Thomas S. Lawson
Fred Wood
John Foshee
L. S. Moore
Foshee
Supreme Court of Alabama
Ptitioner
Prison cook questioned in Oklahoma killings inquiry
Fort Towson Oklahoma January 2 a prison camp cook was arrested for questioning in the deaths of Elmer Rogers his wife and their 4 year old son Dean whose bodies were found burned in their farm home two strangers shot the parents and set the house aflame James Glenn Rogers eight said the suspect had threatened a Fort Towson man and was serving 30 years for murder he was taken to McAlester prison for safekeeping after a fellow inmate tipped officials of the possible suspect
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Fort Towson
Okla
Elmer Rogers
Dean
Norman Horton
James Glenn Rogers
McAlester
Horton
Qa Trusty
Stringtown
A Horton
Theatre Robbery Strikes Forrest Theater in Times Square
Two masked men robbed the Forrest Theater box office in Times Square and escaped with 4000 to 5000 dollars. Joseph G. Knopper, the theater treasurer, said the money was weekend receipts from Tobacco Road.
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New York
Forrest Theater
Times Square
Joseph G. Knopper
Playhouse
Tobacco Road
Britain calls two million men to arm for war effort
King George VI issued a proclamation calling about 2,000,000 more Britons aged 19 to 27 to register for military service, expanding mobilization to create an army of at least 3,500,000. Officials anticipate up to 750,000 may be drafted by month’s end to reinforce the expeditionary force and imperial command.
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London
George VI
Sandringham
France
Ottawa
England
Middle .East
Imperial General Staff
Sandhurst
And
Woowich
Privy Council
The
Daily Express
Britain
Uruguayan Officials Silent On Ultimate Destination Of Ship
Uruguay authorities guard the interned German freighter Tacoma as they decide its ultimate destination. Captain Hans Know and 60 crew are aboard while radio gear is removed and engines kept quiet. Foreign Minister Guani says Tacoma will be moved to a dock within two days for a decision, with prior internment after aiding the Graf Spee.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Tacoma
Hans Know
la Valleja
Antee
Alfredo Guani
Port Authority
Record Cold Stuns Decatur With Historic Temps
Decatur endured a brutal cold spell with a record drop near two degrees above zero and a low of 11 above in 1937. The following week saw a 10 above reading, and thaw began Tuesday as the sun melted fresh snow to near two inches.
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Decatur
Hercury
Mercury
State Highway Department
Lacon Mountain
Bee Line
Hartselle
Tennessee River Bridge
Decatur Weather Bureau
Sewell
Florence Cold Snap Locks City In At Five Degrees
Florence Alabama woke to a brutal cold wave as the thermometer plunged to five degrees. Residents bundled up as the January freeze tightened its grip on the region.
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Florence
Montgomery
Ala
Death of Mary Vila prompts hunt for Latin suspect
Philadelphia detectives search for a Latin man with a police record after the 23-year-old Argentine Mary Vila was beaten strangled and mutilated in her room. Captain James Kelly calls it a unique case with a degenerate yet skilled killer who may have used surgical tools. The hunt involves police from nearby states and a man and woman held for questioning.
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Philadelphia
Mary Vila
Wedding Anniversary Recalls Snowbound 1861 Marriage
Snow covered ground mirrors the couple's January 2 1861 wedding day as Mr J W Murphree and Vernon McKelvy wed in rural tradition. They now live in Decatur with 13 children, 47 grandchildren, and 26 great grandchildren. he notes 68 years as Baptist member and no picture shows or ball games witnessed.
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J. W.murphree
Grant Street
Decatur
Murphree
Moulton
Vernon McKelvy
Oere
Miss
Russians Struggle on Finnish Front Amid Air Raids
Finnish army dispatch reports a day of fighting with gains near Lake Ladoga and Suomussalmi as Russians attack behind tanks. Turku Jyvaskyla Vaasa bombed. Romanians defend Bessarabia if needed. British air forces chase German raiders near Shetlands. Hongkong port closed.
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Alttajoki
Lake Lavajaryi
Lake Ladoga
Suomussalmi
Rumania
Bessarabia
Russia
Soviet Union
Shetland Islands
Scotland
Britain
Orkneys
Shetlands
Hongkong
United States protests British seizure of neutral mail
The United States formally protested Britain's seizure of mail destined for Germany aboard neutral ships. The note argues Britain cannot censor private mails on high seas or on ships entering ports, citing four cases totaling about 1850 sacks. Hague Convention protections for neutral and belligerent mail on the high seas are invoked.
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Washington
United States
London
Britain
United Kingdom
State Department
European federation urged as postwar aim in French circles
Jan 2 Paris reports authorized French circles advocate a federation of European states as the postwar goal. The plan mirrors wartime Anglo French collaboration with tariff adjustments currency exchanges and a single wartime command. Britain and France would maintain cooperation after the war.
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Paris
Premier Daladier
Senate
England
France
Turku Port Damaged in Fiery Blasts
Large sections of Turku, a historic port in Southwestern Finland, lay in smoke after a damaging event. The report notes fire and destruction, with continued coverage promised on Page Two.
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Associated Press
Britain
Turku
Finland
Tee
Helsinki
Smok
Tennessee Weather Summary of Cold Start and Warm Up
Tennessee reports fair but cold conditions tonight with a fair and slowly rising temperature trend into Thursday. The 24 hour highs reached 35 and a low of 12, the coldest since December 1937, while the Tennessee River gauge stood at 16.5 feet and rising despite sporadic rainfall in southern Alabama.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Turkey
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Louis P. Lochner
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Graf Spee
Rail Center
Jyvaskyla
Vaasa
Sweden
Red Air Force
Lake Kianti
Salla
George Tatarescu
Romania
Bucovina
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